External Rennovation Starts on the Inside
I have let myself go over the past 5 years. Normally one gets “in shape” for my wedding day, not me. In fact a few short months after my wedding day I ballooned to a whopping 216 lbs. Fast forward 3 years and I settled in at around 205 lbs. I work a desk job and slowly saw my pant size creep up to a 36.
I woke up one morning and was having trouble finding trousers, my 36s, that would fit. It was then that it hit me. I finally had to take a stand. My sister had just started this weird gym thing called Crossfit. I was reading up on the program and looking at the local affiliate’s site. My wife was sitting next to me and she pointed out to me that my sister is blessed with my fathers genes and I unfortunately got my mother’s genes in relations to body type and weight. That verbalization made my deep dark secret come alive. I finally had to admit if I was going to be “in shape” I would have to make a lifestyle change. I took a picture and weighed myself.
I was 202.5 lbs and had a BMI of approximately 32 which is right on the border from overweight to obese.
The next day I started to do a scaled down version of Crossfit at the house. As part of my new lifestyle I read The Paleo Diet, by Loren Cordian, and began phase 1 of the new digs. I am going to update my process on the site as well as the internal changes that I am making with my faith. This is a renovation project that I really look forward to. Stay tuned for updates.
